Chutney sandwiches - interesting sandwiches part II

I love my mom's pudina chutney. One very simple and easy sandwich would be the chutney sandwich. It is an ideal picnic option.

You will need :

2 slices of bread

1 stick of butter

1 tsp of pudina chutney

Method :

Spread the butter on one slice of bread.

Spread the pudina chutney on the other slice.

Place the slices of bread over one another. Go ahead and eat!!!

Interesting sandwiches

I almost always experiment with the vegetables that I buy. This time it was with Capsicum. I totally love this vegetable, once liked only on Pizzas.

I bought some eggless mayonnaise from the store nearby and sandwiches it is for breakfast the next morning.

Ingredients :

1 medium sized capsicum chopped finely

1 small sized onion chopped finely

1 carrot grated

2 green chillies finely chopped

2 tsp pepper powder

6tbsp eggless mayonnaise

4 slices of bread

Method:

Spread approx 3 tbsp of mayo on one slice of bread. Sprinkle green chillies, capsicum, onion, carrot and pepper over the mayo. Place the other slice of bread over this. Repeat this with the other 2 slices of bread. Toast/grill and enjoy with tomato ketchup.

Banana cake

Jyothi Madanlal January 28 at 9:40am

I adapted the recipe fromhttp://www.cookingandme.com/2011/01/best-banana-cake-recipe-ever-with-cream.html

Ingredients:
1 cup wheat flour
2 large ripe bananas mashed
3/4 cup powdered jaggery
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chopped walnuts dusted with flour to prevent them from sinking in the cake(did not have these that day)
1/4 cup oil/melted butter
1 egg
A pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
Milk - as needed to get the correct batter consistency

How i made it:
Prepare baking tin - line with butter paper or spread butter and dust with flour.
Preheat oven at 180 degree C
Mix together all the dry ingredients - wheat flour/baking powder/baking soda/salt.
Whisk together the banana/butter/jaggery/egg. Add the vanilla essence.
Fold in dry ingredients into the wet. Add the walnuts
Pour into the cake tin and bake for 30-40 minutes.

Milk will be required if the consistency is too lumpy/thick

Honey Garlic Grilled Eggplant

I adapted the recipe from http://www .beyondsalmon.com/2006/09/honey-garlic-grilled-eggplant.html.

Ingredients :

1 large eggplant/aubergine/brinjal

4 cloves of garlic

1 tbsp of vegetable oil

1 tbsp of honey

1 tbsp of white vinegar

2-3 drops of dark soy sauce

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

How I made it:

• Cut the brinjal into rounds, about .5cm thick each
• Smear some salt on either side and leave aside for 15 minutes
• Pat dry the rounds and keep aside
• Mix together the remaining ingredients in a bowl
• Graciously dip the rounds in this marinade and grill/cook on a tawa both sides of the rounds till golden. This was truly delicious. Loved the sweetness of the honey and the sharpness of the garlic.